Bill and Doris Ballah will celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 25, 2016. The couple were married on November 25, 1966 bu the Rev. Shelby Felts at the Shattuc Methodist Church in Shattuc, Illinois.

Bill worked as a caster at Olin Corp, and Doris is a registered nurse and worked at Alton Memorial Hospital. The couple had one son, Mark who is deceased.